Hummingbirds

“I want to remember this time, last time, and next time. I want to remember it all with no parts missing, because I appreciate even the bad times.”

In Laredo, a city in southern Texas on the Mexican border, best friends Silvia and Beba know that the long summer nights of their youth cannot last forever. Their hang-out spots are so familiar but, stuck in an immigration process over which deportation hangs as a constant possibility, home still seems a fragile concept. Between bars, drive-thrus, friends’ couches and the borderlands, they confront the stresses of survival, the future, and community building. For them, this means protest action for legal abortion and against border control abuses, in a politically divided America. But the dusty half-light is also a time for poetry and dreams. Their laughter and creative expression cement a sense of solidarity and belonging in togetherness.
by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras USA 2023 English,  Spanish,  Subtitles: English 78’ Colour World premiere | Debut film | Documentary Form | recommendation: 14 years and up

Crew

DirectorsSilvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras
Co-DirectorsJillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco
CinematographyMiguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng
EditingIsidore Bethel, Jillian Schlesinger, Leslie Benavides, Sophia Hernández, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Zulema Young-Toledo
MusicEstefanía “Beba” Contreras, Elijah Cruz, Brendan Hoy
Sound DesignDanielle Dupre
SoundAna Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger, Charlie Vela, Matt McVinnie
ProducersJillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Leslie Benavides, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Diane Ng, Rivkah Beth Medow
Co-ProducersIsidore Bethel, Dawn Valadez

Produced by

Extra Terrestrial Films

Silvia Del Carmen Castaños

Born in Laredo, Texas, Silvia Del Carmen Castaños lives and works as a filmmaker and urban transit planner in Boston. Hummingbirds is their debut feature-length film.

Filmography

2018 Ocean; short documentary 2023 Hummingbirds; co-director: Estefanía “Beba” Contreras

Estefanía “Beba” Contreras

The musician and filmmaker was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and grew up in Laredo, Texas. Hummingbirds is her directing debut.

Filmography

2023 Hummingbirds; co-director: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños

Dates

Mon Feb 20 16:00

Cubix 2

Screening for press and industry professionals | With accreditation only

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Tue Feb 21 20:00

Urania

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Wed Feb 22 15:30

Cineplex Titania

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Thu Feb 23 18:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

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Fri Feb 24 12:45

Cubix 8

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Sat Feb 25 15:30

Zoo Palast 1

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Grand Prix and Special Price of the 14plus International Jury

Infantaria | Hummingbirds

Sun Feb 26 17:00

Urania

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